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A federal judge found BNSF Railway willingly, consciously and knowingly trespassed when it ran about a quarter-million cars carrying crude oil over the Swinomish Reservation beyond what was outlined …

Standing on a pier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Baranowski and Dr. Kimberly Weir professed their “I do’s.” The date was August 5, 2004. Surrounded by a preacher, eight attendees, the flowing Delaware river and the enveloping August air, the duo marked the beginning of their life together.  Then they returned to Northern Kentucky University...

A presentation on plans to further reduce Northern Kentucky University’s budget deficit detoured into a debate on the role and meaning of athletics within the university’s financial framework. Following the announcement of new NKU President Cady Short-Thompson on Sept. 13, the Board of Regents convened in the afternoon the same day, where Provost Matt Cecil,...

NKU's chair of the Board of Regents, who approved the raises and bonuses, said that the university can both work to reduce the deficit and provide financial incentives to retain staff.

Northern Kentucky University will raise tuition by 3% for the 2023-2024 academic year, among other fee increases unanimously approved at this month’s Board of Regents meeting. The base tuition for full-time undergraduate students will increase by $152 across the board with limited exceptions. For residents in Kentucky, Indiana and select Ohio counties, this represents a...

US President Joe Biden after his speech in support of Ukraine at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on February 21, 2023. Wojdec Radwanski / AFP After the

In a specially called meeting on Jan. 9, the Board of Regents voted against the inclusion of Northern Kentucky University’s interim president as a presidential candidate in the official search that is to take place over the coming months. Chair of the board Richard Boehne presented the resolution, which determined that the interim would be...

That even though the war in ukraine is tremendous, russia has a tremendous reserve, military reserves so its a very dangerous adversary for me. >> michael, its not just a military risk for other countries. are there other means putin can use to sort of dominate that region? >> i think that we are very resilient and strong. im not worried about domination. but im worried about putin in nato countries and in other neighborhoods. the other area we mentioned cybersecurity and cyberattacks, it also h...

Further expansion, michael, where do you think putin may end up looking next. >> so moldova is the most vulnerable place because it doesnt have a large military. theres already 10,000 russian troops in a breakaway part of moldova and its an easy connection to the fight we are seeing right now by mariupol and odesa. but you have to remember russia has a very large military all along the eastern border of the alliance. the nation of colleagues coming on and actually sitting less than 100 miles fro...

Right now is russia using chemical and biological weapons inside ukraine. that would be a dramatic escalation with huge civilian deaths and something we are working on and the most focused on right now. for a long time youre right nato has increased its military posture, in fact, many more resources to the area. its not nearly what we thought. >> michael baranowski, thank you for that. we will check in with you for days to come. and just as families get ready to travel in the spring, what you ...